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Half-time was smashed! Harden exploded in 30 minutes with 41 points and made 7 of 11 three-pointers, and the Clippers beat the Jazz

On December 17, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Clippers defeated the Jazz 144-107 at home.

Technical Statistics:

Clippers: Powell 29 points and 4 rebounds, Zubac 19 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, Harden 41 points and 6 assists, Coffey 16 points and 3 assists, Dunn 12 points and 4 assists

Jazz: Markkanen 17 points and 5 rebounds, Collins 14 points and 5 rebounds, Kessler 10 points and 7 rebounds, Sexton 15 points, Clarkson 20 points, Juzan

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Clippers came up with full firepower, and a wave of 14-3 took the lead. Markkanen threw a foul and made a free throw to stop the bleeding for the Jazz. Harden hit a three-pointer after a change of direction to give the Clippers a double-double lead. Markkanen continued to kill under the basket, and Harden returned the favor with another three-pointer. After the timeout, the Clippers continued to attack, and Powell hit another three-pointer from the outside, and a wave of 12-0 small surge extended the difference to more than 20 points. Juzan hit a three-point shot from the outside to help the Jazz break the scoring drought, and Sasenbo made a layup to chase another two points. Harden felt hot, and a series of outside shots helped the Clippers lead the Jazz 44-20 in the first quarter, and he made 5 of 7 three-pointers in the first quarter, scoring 24 points in a single quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Powell burst out and shot, and the Clippers stopped the Jazz with a wave of 8-0, and the difference came to 32 points. Coming back from a timeout, George hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner to finally break the scoring drought. The Clippers still blossomed more and firmly held a 30-point lead. Before the words fell, Harden shot again from the outside, and the Clippers shot 11 of 17 three-pointers, which was a shooting rate that everyone was afraid of. At the end of the quarter, Collins made consecutive free throws, Sexton hit the basket, and the Jazz scored consecutive points. At halftime, the Jazz trailed the Clippers 47-81.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Jazz started the scoring mode, Markkanen started to fall with his outside hand, and Kessler added another 2+1 to the basket. The Clippers were still on fire, and with Powell hitting another three-pointer, the difference between the two sides was still the same at halftime. Dunn added another three-pointer from the open berth, and George threw up a two-pointer. In the second half of the quarter, the two sides still attacked and defended each other, and the score difference remained above 30 points. At the end of the quarter, Harden broke through to make a layup to make it 2+1. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers led the Jazz 115-80.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Collins threw the first shot, and Batum killed people from the outside. The Clippers' bench lineup also had good firepower, with a wave of 9-0 directly stopping the Jazz, and the difference expanded to more than 40 points. After a timeout, Juzan stopped the bleeding with three points, and Sexton made a free throw to chase another two points. However, the Clippers bench did not give the Jazz a chance to chase points, and the two sides still maintained a large score gap. In the end, the Clippers defeated the Jazz 144-107.


Both starters:

Jazz: George, Sexton, Markkanen, Collins, Kessler

Clippers: Harden, Dunn, Powell, Coffey, Zubac

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